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      • Counting to Music 101
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    • Before Your First Class
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If you're looking for Swing Lessons, you're in the right place!

First, welcome! Swing dancing has brought joy to thousands upon thousands of people over the last 90 years, and now is a perfect time to join the fun on the floor!

Below you'll find "10 Things To Do Before Your First Lesson" -  Resources to entertain, educate, and inspire while you bide the time before class.  If you have any questions or comments before you start, do not hesitate to contact us!

10 things to do Before (or After) the Intro to swing dancing lesson at the mint tavern

1) Find out all the details about our weekly and monthly group lessons here.

2) Look over our F.A.Q. to answer the most common questions regarding learning how to Swing dance, including what to wear, when to pay, where to go, and a host of other queries.

3) If you have never taken a dance class before, or enough time has passed that you'd like to brush up, check out our Section 101 Lessons. The first lesson is "Counting Music 101."

4) Feel free to explore this website!  We have review pages for our weekly group lessons, discussions of history on the various dances that make up the "Swing Dance" genre (for instance, the Shim Sham or the Madison),  and other content designed to educate, entertain, and inspire.

5) Should you be interested in finding out more about the Swing Dance Vegas Academy instructors, visit our Instructors page.

6) We'd love for you to join our local Swing dance community - Swing Dance Vegas: on Facebook & on Instagram.

7) While you're at it, Like the Swing Dance Vegas Academy on FB (if you haven't already, of course).

8) Pop over to YouTube, and watch the first-place routine from the 2019 National Jitterbug Championships Team Division, featuring Las Vegas's very own, Sin City Apostles!  Then, take a look at this first-place routine by local dancers Mark Brunton & Jennifer Jeong, from the Amateur Showcase division at the 2022 National Jitterbug Championships!

9) Take 3 minutes and sit under the learning tree, while Lindy Hop legends Frankie Manning & Norma Miller talk about dancing at the world famous "Home of Happy Feet," the Savoy Ballroom, in this clip from the Ken Burns documentary, Jazz.

10) Finally, if you've done all the things above, and still have time before your first lesson, then just turn on some good old fashioned Swing music and bop away! If you need some help getting started with your musical choices, use this Spotify playlist for inspiration.

The Swing DanCe vegas academy Motto

The best time to learn how to Swing dance was 20 years ago. The second best time is today!

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  • Home
    • SDVA Instructors >
      • Anthony Sham
      • Gabriel Spitzer
      • Hector Garcia
      • Jen Jeong
      • Nick Peterson
      • Stephanie Paloma
      • Stephanie Demetreon
      • Valerie Harrison
  • Classes
    • Beginning Vintage Swing Dance Lessons (Tuesdays, 7p)
    • Professor Jitterbug's School of Dance (Wednesdays, 7p)
  • Events
    • Weekly & Monthly Events
    • SwingDanceVegas Events
    • SwingDanceVegas Academy Events
  • Study Materials
    • Swing Dances >
      • Balboa
    • Group Dances >
      • The Shim Sham
      • The Madison
      • The Tranky Doo
      • The Jitterbug Stroll
      • The London Stroll
  • New Students
    • Section 101 Lessons >
      • Counting to Music 101
      • Dancing to Music 101
      • Practicing 101
    • Before Your First Class